Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship in the Farmer School of Business at Miami University is internationally-recognized for its emphasis on strong academic research and immersive, real-world learning opportunities in startup and venture capital, social entrepreneurship and impact investing, corporate innovation and technology commercialization, and creativity. Central to the design of our entrepr
eneurship program is a belief in the transformative power of learning by doing to prepare students who are “job ready, day one.” Distinguishing features include a cross-disciplinary focus that engages more than 4,100 undergraduates from every major across campus annually, curricular and co-curricular programs that integrate effectively with the entrepreneurial ecosystem and engage more than 1,100 students each year, and impressive numbers of opportunities to gain practical, hands-on experience. Founded in 1809, Miami University is ranked as one of the top public universities in the nation for an “unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching” by the U.S. News & World Report—ranked in the Top 5 among publics for undergraduate teaching every year since 2010. Winner of the NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence Award in 2020, given annually to the top entrepreneurship program and institute in the world, the Farmer School’s Department of Entrepreneurship and the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship has been ranked in the “Top 10 Undergraduate Public Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies” in the nation for an unprecedented SIXTEEN consecutive years by Entrepreneur Magazine and The Princeton Review® ( #7 overall globally, #5 among publics, #2 overall in the Midwest, #1 in Ohio in 2024). Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship is one of just two entrepreneurship institutes that are members of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) Oases of Excellence Network and is also recognized as an Ohio Center of Excellence. The Institute includes the Center for Social Entrepreneurship, past winner of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship® (USASBE) Model Program Award and internationally recognized for its award-winning programs that seek to apply innovative solutions to persistent social problems. The Altman Institute is also recognized as an Ohio Center of Excellence and includes the Center for Social Entrepreneurship, past winner of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship® (USASBE) Model Program Award and internationally recognized for its award-winning programs that seek to apply innovative solutions to persistent social problems. In addition, the Altman Institute’s entrepreneurship program was ranked #3 overall in the nation for “Undergraduates Who Want to be Tech Innovators” by The Princeton Review® and Entrepreneur Magazine in 2015.
